“Big Thicket” set the benchmark with a record future competitors will chase.
On Sunday, March 5, 2023, the ultimate day of the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH, strength athletes competed within the Rogue Record Breakers series after the Arnold Strongman Classic concluded the day prior. The ultimate competition focused solely on breaking records in specialized events relatively than simply earning points to rise above fellow athletes.
In its first appearance at a Rogue Record Breakers event, Trey Mitchell set the Stone Over Bar record with a dominant five-rep performance. Competitors had two minutes to lift a 460-pound (209-kilogram) stone without the help of “tacky” for improved grip. Arnold Strongman Classic winner Mitchell Hooper, who attempted the Stone Over Bar prior to Mitchell, achieved a single repetition.
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Mitchell’s record-setting performance earned him a $5,000 prize — his second bonus award of the day after breaking his own Forward Hold record from 2022. Throughout the Forward Hold, Mitchell, again, beat Hooper’s performance in the identical event.
Trey Mitchell’s record-setting feats of strength wrap up an otherwise successful weekend for the two-time Shaw Classic winner (2021, 2022). Mitchell placed 4th within the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic, an improvement from his seventh place achievement within the 2022 edition of the competition.
On the primary day of the Arnold Strongman Classic, Mitchell won the Austrian Oak Log Lift event. Mitchell displayed phenomenal overhead pressing powering by hoisting the 195-kilogram (430-pound) log for 4 repetitions. In a possible coincidence, Hooper once more placed just behind Mitchell within the log lift event by completing only three repetitions with the identical weight.
Whether the recurring pattern of besting Hooper was probability or a possible foreshadowing of the approaching competitive season, it’s clear that Trey Mitchell appears to be headed into the 2023 strongman season able to proceed a robust output.
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Re-Watch the Motion
It’s not too late to re-watch the competitors in motion. To look at the strongman competitions, head to Rogue Fitness’ YouTube channel. For the bodybuilding events within the Arnold Classic, fans can visit FanMio to buy the pay-per-view for $59.99. It may possibly be played on any Apple device, in addition to on an Android TV, Google TV, and Amazon’s Fire TV.
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